Australian Government Uses Satellite Imagery To Assess Damage Inflicted On Banana Crops By Cyclone Larry 

Officers from the department were working with the Australian Banana Growers Council and the University of Queensland to produce a detailed snapshot of banana plantations in the wake of the cyclone, which hit the area in March 2006. "Queensland's climate is projected to become more variable in the...

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